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4172414 No.4172414 [Reply] [Original]

why am i suppose to put salt in water when i want to boil vegetables?

>> No.4172416
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>> No.4172415

google

>> No.4172421

Why dont you make a batch of vegetables with and without salt, taste it, and see what happens?

>> No.4172433

>>4172421
so its to preserve dat flavor?

>> No.4172442

>>4172433
are you fucking retarded?

its to season them

>> No.4172448

>>4172442
i've never used salt in my water when i boil stuff. it always tastes good to me

>> No.4172454

>>4172448
If you've never done it, why do you think it's just as good?

>> No.4172470

You salt the water to season the food, since the sated water will end up basically passing through the food and salt it better than if you just toss some salt over it after you take it out.

Though I think it's a bit stupid to only boil vegetables and not finish them on a saute pan in order to give them a crispness.

>> No.4172472

>>4172470
>You salt the water to season the food

Not necessarily.

>> No.4172473

>>4172472

Well there's also the bit about keeping the color to some foods intact, but I think it's better to just think of it as seasoning the food.

>> No.4172478

>>4172473
But if the osmolarity of the solution is lower than that of the vegetables the salt won't actually season the vegetables. Considering how most people add 1-2 tbsp of salt to a few litres of water, you definitely aren't salting the veggies.

>> No.4172479

salt make watr boiul faster

>> No.4172492

>>4172454
i didn't say it's just as good, i said its good. how does it effect the nutrients in the vegetables?

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>>4172492
It adds sodium, a mineral, that is beneficial to your body. Your vegetables also taste better and so you will consume more of them. Don't over do it though, over salting makes food taste bad and is purported to be bad for your vascular health in large quantities. That doesn't mean to eliminate it, it means take care in seasoning your food with salt.

>> No.4172523

>>4172479
No, it actually raises the boiling point of water, so if you put it in before the water is boiling, it will take longer.

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4172556

>this thread
salt turns water into saltwater
>!
saltwater has lower boiling and melting point than regular water. this is why we salt the roads in icy conditions

>> No.4172563

>>4172523
but the higher temperature cooks the veggies faster

>> No.4172569

>>4172563
vegetables are actually afraid of high temperatures, so they will retreat into the corner of the pot and cook more slowly

>> No.4172595

Salt tastes good

>> No.4172638

>>4172478
who does that? it's supposed to have the salinity of sea water

>> No.4172644

>>4172638
also, even if it's not very salty, some salt in the water will still make the vegetables more salted than if cooked in unsalted water

>> No.4172655

>>4172556
>Salt water has a melting point

u wot m8

>> No.4172657

>>4172644
No....

>> No.4172669

>>4172556
We salt the roads so that they don't boil?

>> No.4172678 [DELETED] 

>>4172556
no, adding salt raises the boiling temperature. it shifts the temperature required to change state up on the temperature scale.

>> No.4172683

>>4172556
it actually increases the boiling point
lrn2chemistry

>> No.4172685

>>4172683
Had to change it, eh?

>> No.4172691

>>4172669
Salt the roads so the snow doesn't melt and refreeze into smooth ice.

>> No.4173671

If the osmotic pressure of the water is too low, the plant cells will take in water and burst, thereby losing flavor and becoming soggy.

>> No.4173718

this thread's so stupid